tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post6157531373252751453..comments2024-03-29T05:01:52.320-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Scott Walker's Using John Mellencamp's Music; Mellencamp is Not Amused."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-53486808999222168582012-04-12T15:13:13.416-05:002012-04-12T15:13:13.416-05:00I always look to the music industry to demonstrate...I always look to the music industry to demonstrate that the utopian goals of progressives can be achieved. Sexism has been eradicated. The income variable between a roadie and a band member is negligible. It's nothing like the variable between a Bain Capital Partner and his secretary. If there are poorer members of the community who cannot afford concert tickets, the band generously donates their time and efforts to give many free concerts for the underprivileged.....Taken all in all, the music industry is where we should look to see progressive ideals fulfilled.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83784138170589283762012-04-12T13:48:12.156-05:002012-04-12T13:48:12.156-05:00Willowbank Office Building. Formerly Willowbank Ho...<i>Willowbank Office Building. Formerly Willowbank Hospital.</i><br /><br />Damn, I think somebody's told me that before, and I just forgot about it. It's been government offices since the late Seventies, and I've only lived in the county for twenty years or so... sometimes I get the impression this is the sort of place where you aren't a local until the third generation.Mitch H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01630047498946143646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21045374744181580022012-04-12T13:43:16.179-05:002012-04-12T13:43:16.179-05:00SCOTT WALKER FLIPS MELLENCAMP THE BIRD. REPUBLICA...SCOTT WALKER FLIPS MELLENCAMP THE BIRD. REPUBLICAN BASE AMUSED!<br /><br />News at 11.Tarzanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749350183917452144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17508432205415239712012-04-12T13:27:58.215-05:002012-04-12T13:27:58.215-05:00Thorley Winston said,
"Don’t know about Walk...Thorley Winston said,<br /><br />"Don’t know about Walker though but he seems to have been on the ball and hopefully hired campaign staffers who did whatever diligence they need to." 4/12/12 11:04 A<br /><br />HAHAHA. The last thing Walker cares about is running an ethical campaign. He left college when electioneering violations were discovered while he was running for student body president. And do you not know about the ongoing ethics investigations of some of his staffers, which has resulted in felony charges for election violations?<br /><br />That was the best laugh yet today.leslynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976589297868178854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67129647777848917342012-04-12T13:27:27.864-05:002012-04-12T13:27:27.864-05:00Because as far as I can tell, Bellefonte's nev...<i>Because as far as I can tell, Bellefonte's never had a hospital,<br /><br /></i>Willowbank Office Building. Formerly Willowbank Hospital.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80622969477558145102012-04-12T12:26:05.081-05:002012-04-12T12:26:05.081-05:00I bet Mellencamp uses union musicians and stagehan...<i>I bet Mellencamp uses union musicians and stagehands. </i><br /><br />Many local venues are governed by union contracts for stagehands, etc. that become part of the show cost.<br /><br />But as far as tour roadies hired directly by the act itself, rarely if ever; maybe the occasional rigger or truck driver, but even there, I don't think so.Wincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002449963597087316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65955303934657747952012-04-12T12:14:19.253-05:002012-04-12T12:14:19.253-05:00Chrissie Hynde wasn't amused by Rush using My ...<i>Chrissie Hynde wasn't amused by Rush using My City Was Gone, even after annual royalties, resulting in a search for another theme song until Chrissie learned that her parents liked Rush and she agreed to continue the commercial exchange.</i><br /><br />Chrissie Hynde owned a restaurant here once. They <a href="http://www.ohio.com/news/local/vegiterranean-closes-after-four-years-lawsuit-filed-1.238427" rel="nofollow">didn't pay their taxes</a>. Why do celebrities have so much trouble paying their taxes?<br /><br />And why is it you only hear about liberal celebrities complaining about who plays their music?Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038514318463662024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42785783419486542242012-04-12T11:41:37.347-05:002012-04-12T11:41:37.347-05:00I was born in a small town.
Population was 6000, ...<i>I was born in a small town.<br /><br />Population was 6000, or so. Same place where Jonathan Frakes was born.</i><br /><br />Are you from Bellefonte, MadisonMan, or are you talking about Lewistown or where-ever they had the big hospital 'round these parts back in the Fifties? Because as far as I can tell, Bellefonte's never had a hospital, and we're supposedly Frake's home town.<br /><br />It'd be nice to get back to the days when that, the Mills Brothers, and the governors thing were what we were known for, as opposed to being "Sandusky Legal Proceedings Central".Mitch H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01630047498946143646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16319769226174088432012-04-12T11:14:04.112-05:002012-04-12T11:14:04.112-05:00Given how careful Romney’s campaign seems to have ...<i>Given how careful Romney’s campaign seems to have been managed, I suspect that this is going to turn out to be just such a case. Don’t know about Walker though but he seems to have been on the ball and hopefully hired campaign staffers who did whatever diligence they need to.</i><br /><br />Even if the copyright fees are paid, the artist can sue under trademark if a reasonable person would assume that the use of the song constitutes an endorsement by the artist (i.e., even though you might be able to use the song, you couldn't use the original recording because people would assume that Mellencamp was endorsing Walker).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-7905655400633868852012-04-12T11:09:53.648-05:002012-04-12T11:09:53.648-05:00Do they have the right to set their work hours and...<i>Do they have the right to set their work hours and conditions? Negotiate benefits with Mellencamp? Can they call for a work stoppage during a tour, even in the middle of a performance, if they so choose?</i><br /><br />I bet Mellencamp uses union musicians and stagehands. Why would you assume he doesn't? The entertainment industry (especially artists) is heavily unionized (e.g., The American Federation of Musicians has 90000 members).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72892824321888032702012-04-12T11:04:59.335-05:002012-04-12T11:04:59.335-05:00To add to Freder's comment, my opinion has alw...<i>To add to Freder's comment, my opinion has always been that Politicians are incredibly cheap when spending their own money, so it would surprise me that they would do something like paying for the rights to use a song.</i><br /><br />Maybe but I also seem to recall other stories about “artists” like Heart and Rush complaining about Republicans using “their” songs only to have it later come out that (a) the copyrights to the songs were actually were owned by someone else (as appears to be the case for <a href="http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=1437&ti=1426,1437&SAB1=%22Small%20Town%22&BOOL1=all%20of%20these&FLD1=Title%20%28TKEY%29%20%28TKEY%29&GRP1=OR%20with%20next%20set&SAB2=&BOOL2=as%20a%20phrase&FLD2=Keyword%20Anywhere%20%28GKEY%29%20%28GKEY%29&CNT=25&PID=vTMnKyGhrPEIzNInRGtciUHegjDw&SEQ=20120412113824&SID=1" rel="nofollow">“Small Town”</a>) and (b) the campaigns had already paid for a license to the actual owners to use the song. Given how careful Romney’s campaign seems to have been managed, I suspect that this is going to turn out to be just such a case. Don’t know about Walker though but he seems to have been on the ball and hopefully hired campaign staffers who did whatever diligence they need to.Thorley Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262423151559851671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85724572838262459062012-04-12T10:59:42.068-05:002012-04-12T10:59:42.068-05:00I would choose a Paul Westerberg song if I was run...I would choose a Paul Westerberg song if I was running for office.Bushman of the Kohlrabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02195084346440543676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63629983618424973582012-04-12T10:58:11.071-05:002012-04-12T10:58:11.071-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Thorley Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262423151559851671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49116036165927844622012-04-12T10:51:47.414-05:002012-04-12T10:51:47.414-05:00Prolly.Prolly.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34707232681486628582012-04-12T10:47:49.318-05:002012-04-12T10:47:49.318-05:00Yeah, and nobody I know votes Republican
(eyeroll...Yeah, and nobody I know votes Republican<br /><br />(eyeroll)MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25642312844446033972012-04-12T10:45:44.320-05:002012-04-12T10:45:44.320-05:00Barely heard it when it was out.
Maybe a local h...Barely heard it when it was out. <br /><br />Maybe a local hit someplace.<br /><br />Not in the Michael Jackson - Beatles - Elvis range, certainly.<br /><br />Or even the Eagles.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28550024659690702492012-04-12T10:42:33.570-05:002012-04-12T10:42:33.570-05:00Mellencamp was never a chart-topper.
What planet ...<i>Mellencamp was never a chart-topper.<br /><br /></i>What planet are you living on musically?<br /><br /><i>Jack & Diane</i> was #1 for several weeks, if I'm remembering things right. And he won a grammy for <i>Hurts so Good</i>. The album those two hits were on -- <i>American Fool</i> was #1 for 2 months.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52859485243809930602012-04-12T10:28:38.483-05:002012-04-12T10:28:38.483-05:00He should be glad people remember his name. He cea...He should be glad people remember his name. He ceased being relevant how many years ago?<br /><br />Just hush your mouth and play your guitar, string biscuit.damikeschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133230009952160269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8044533583548936272012-04-12T10:23:32.195-05:002012-04-12T10:23:32.195-05:00Considering it puts a couple bucks in his pocket e...Considering it puts a couple bucks in his pocket every time Walker plays it, he should be glad for the money.<br /><br />Mellencamp was never a chart-topper.<br /><br />In any case, these Lefties are always "offended" when anybody uses their stuff if they don't agree with them politically.<br /><br />Of course, somebody first has to explain to them what they are supposed to be believing and why the offending pol isn't one of the club.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15123610872246576012012-04-12T09:53:33.485-05:002012-04-12T09:53:33.485-05:00I worked for Mellencamp. One of the biggest jerks ...<i>I worked for Mellencamp. One of the biggest jerks I've ever known.</i><br /><br />More evidence that lefties use a public face of compassion and benevolence to hide an inner arrogant jerk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78757776929126550682012-04-12T09:52:15.704-05:002012-04-12T09:52:15.704-05:00I was born in a small town.
Population was 6000, ...I was born in a small town.<br /><br />Population was 6000, or so. Same place where Jonathan Frakes was born. Not where my parents lived, but that's where the hospital was.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3830382940459350392012-04-12T09:49:08.286-05:002012-04-12T09:49:08.286-05:00Having been born in L.A. 400,000 is a small town t...Having been born in L.A. 400,000 is a small town to me.Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403113111574246294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43548095860045072092012-04-12T09:48:43.439-05:002012-04-12T09:48:43.439-05:00To add to Freder's comment, my opinion has alw...<i>To add to Freder's comment, my opinion has always been that Politicians are incredibly cheap when spending their own money, so it would surprise me that they would do something like paying for the rights to use a song.</i><br /><br />I'd say, odds are you're right, though I doubt the politician has anything to do with it. I doubt the functionaries who set up events (at the state level often glorified amateurs) are aware of all the ins and outs of licensing. If they're working for Republican politicians, they definitely should bone up, or stick to country music, where the artists are a bit more forgiving of people with an R behind their name.Salamandyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583377305614434681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80449460262408880832012-04-12T09:45:21.209-05:002012-04-12T09:45:21.209-05:00I can say with first hand knowledge this is absolu...<i>I can say with first hand knowledge this is absolutely true</i><br /><br />Well tell us all about it Jay. How do you know about Mellencamp? I never pegged you as a music industry insider.garage mahalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485491995866513686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72063044666729559562012-04-12T09:39:21.753-05:002012-04-12T09:39:21.753-05:00llencamp is a legendary nepoleonic asshole
Yep.
...<i>llencamp is a legendary nepoleonic asshole</i><br /><br />Yep.<br /><br />I can say with first hand knowledge this is absolutely true.<br /><br />He treats "the help" like crap.<br /><br />Just like all leftists, his "support" is via government fiat. He can't lead by example.Brian Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772632205321099314noreply@blogger.com